2009 Ford Escape Fuel/Propulsion System Problems
- 109
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 109 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 39 records
- engine light · 24 records
- wrench light · 21 records
- check engine · 18 records
- light came · 18 records
- side road · 14 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 42 |
| 30–60k mi | 28 |
| 100–150k mi | 27 |
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving at a constant speed the throttle control actuator inside the throttle body can become stuck and cause the driver to loose all throttle and speed control. Problem will present itself as a transmission issue as shifting through all the gears will not clear the problem, until engine is powered down and restarted. This is a clear and evident problem that appears at or around 75,000 miles. Ford refuses to…
ODI 10470846
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling at 70mph, vehicle suddenly stalled while driving in the center lane of a highway in heavy traffic. No warning signs were displayed. After pulling to the shoulder, vehicle was able to be restarted and seemed to be fine. Service technician found a failure code for 'throttle stuck closed' with 'freeze data' showing it happened at 71mph. He inspected the throttle and found no problems. As a precaution,…
ODI 10471210
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on a freeway going approx 55 mph. After driving approx 6 miles the rpm's started to rev up and down from 500 to the max rpm. I could hear the engine revving but my speed was not changing. I could not accelerate, i could only break. I quickly pulled to the side of the road, shut off the engine and waited for approx. 5 minutes. I restarted the engine, revved the engine a few times. All seemed normal. So…
ODI 10485925
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
When slowing down engine would stall at any speed. Slowly progressed into a hesitation from a red light. Sparatic idle after stopping. Wrench light would come on every time. Now check engine light and wrench light on together. *tt
ODI 10537796
Fuel/Propulsion System
On 3/29/12 i was driving on a main road and the car just stopped working, all the lights came on and i had no power. I pulled to the side, luckily no one was near me, and put the car in park. I called my husband to come over and when he arrived, he tried to start the car again and it started right up. I drove it to the ford dealer service center and they discovered it was the throttle body that was defective. Since…
ODI 10500600
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Was entering highway, attempting to merge. Attempted to accelerate and it stalled. We were approximately 115 miles from home, and it attempted to stall twice on the way home. Took it to local dealer, they tried to diagnose the problem with no luck, kept it overnight to drive it the next day in hopes it would duplicate the issue, but, it didn't. Since then, it has done it, probably, twice a year. Sometimes it will do…
ODI 10672836
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving on the highway the car lost power and luckily i was able to coast to the side of the road safely. The engine was running and everything appeared to be functioning properly. Since the car was no longer under warranty, i brought it to a repair shop and they were not able to reproduce the failure. When i brought the car to the ford dealership they knew immediately what the problem was and replaced the…
ODI 10500100
Fuel/Propulsion System
Fuel system warning light appeared. Repaired by dealer under warranty. Reappeared september 16,2013. Adjusted . Reappeared september 24,2013 replaced fuel filler pipe. Since this is part of emission controls should be covered under emission warranty. *tr
ODI 10546097
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
I was sitting in the bank line with my foot on the brake, waiting to get to the drive-up atm when my car suddenly accelerated. I immediately applied the brake harder to stop the car from moving forward. This happened on two other occasions. When i mentioned it to my service specialist he said he checked the car and there were no problems indicated. I have a 2009 ford escape xlt v-6. *tr
ODI 10466625